ENCE353

Introduction to Structural Analysis

Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department; and (MATH246 and ENES220). The basic tools of structural analysis and design. Design loads. Equilibrium of external and internal forces. Shear and moment diagrams in beams and frames. Truss analysis. Influence line diagrams. The slope-deflection method and method of consistent deformation. Matrix stiffness methods for beams, frames and trusses.

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.16 between 1,156 students*

ENCE353 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 16.96%
A: 21.11%
A+: 5.36%
B-: 11.16%
B: 12.8%
B+: 14.45%
C-: 2.34%
C: 5.8%
C+: 5.54%
D-: 0.09%
D: 1.82%
D+: 0.35%
F: 1.12%
W: 1.04%
other: 0.09%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.